Culvert.



J. 1?. WHITE. QULVERT. APPLICATION FILE-P JUNE 23, 1908.

mams e, Iatented H0124, 1908.

Svwemtoz WWI swam UNITED STATES PATENT oFF oE.

JOHN 'F. WHITE, or BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

Specification *o't Lett'en' Patem.

'npplic'ntiongflledjnnoflfl, 2-1800. Serial No. 439,908.:

.Pat'ented Nov. 24, 19138.

To alt whom it may cb rwerm Be it known'thatI, JOHNJF; ,Wnma,a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloom ington, in the county-of McLean and-State of Illinois, have invented certain new and, useful Improvements in Culverts, of which,

the following is a specification,-reference-Ebeng had therein to theaooompanyingsdraw mg.

/ culverts, and has foritsprima 'object'the provision of a device'of this kin" which will be simple in construction,-capable of'being shipped in nested sections, which may be readlly assembled by the user, and which will be st'rong and-durable in-useL He'retofore, it has been "attempted to produce sheet-metal culverts possessin theg-gen- 'to, but they possess needless projecting flanges .or, parts and consequent surplus metal, and can excessive number of securing ibolts or :de-J vices, etc, thereby adding to -the-expense ofthesame and trouble encountered-intheiras-f't era]. characteristics above re'ferre sembling, etc., which I -overcome*by"the;p1 'es ent improvements.

Novel characteristics of theinvention embrace a culvert formed of :'ad o1n1ng sections having raised or depressed :portionsat their point or points of juncture adapted to he engaged bya rod or pin for unitin thenitogether, and more specifically, SllCl sections being composed of two or more longitudinally disposed members lmving'overlapping edges, and saidmembcrs being corrugatedtransversely or circlunterentially of the cu1- vert andtprovided witlm'egistcl'ing apertures.

or openingsfor the reception o'fa longitudinally extending rod designed to' engage the apertured portions 'to secure the parts together, the proper insertionaof the .rod being reason of the alternate raised and depresse ,portions created by the corrngations referred to.

Novel details inthe construction and ar- --rangement of the several .parts ofmy imillustrated.

proved culvert. willbea'pparent from the detailed description hereinafter contained when read i connection with the accompanying drawings formin part hereof wherein a convenient embo This invention "relates to improvements in tit-'5 an lment of the invention is In the-drawin Figure l -is an elevation :of-a culvert ma e in-keeping with the :pres-- ent invention Fig, 2 is anend view, -Fig. 31s a"1ong1tudmal section, Fig, 4 'is a section on the'line yy of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 is. a c section on the line z-zof Fig. 1.

Referring more specifically to the I draw- I ings, wherein like reference characters des- 'Ignate COII'GSPOHdIDg parts in the several views, 1 ,12, 3 represent the several sections of,v

ly-semicircu er,

of su s'tantia'lly the same length-and size whereby to be arranged in bre'ak joint or general, trou h-f a *the culvert in their assembled relation, each- "of these sections beinglike' in crosssection,"s eoific corru ated transverse y as shown at 4, and

step ed relation with their adjoining "edges" over 'ap' ed as shown in Figs, 2 and4, where it willbe'seen that the outer surface o'fthe upper sect-ioniabutsthe inner sur face-of thelower section at oneedge, while portions of'the other. I

To secure the sections firmly-together, I

fprovide cither the depressed.tportigns ofLthe 5 corrugations o1v the 1'aised --poi'tions of the 'ri hs thereof, with registering 'longltudmally .ulincd apertures 7 (in this instance shown as existing in the depressed lportions-ofthecorrugations) through whichaf'grpd 8 ispassed,

which rod, it-is-obviousmotonly effectually fnsten'sthe edges of'overlappled sections together, {but also. firmly maintains the mutual engagement of the superposed corrugated portionszat the endsof the sections. ,,1,"

From the foregoing it wil lbe'appreeiated w that my culvert is of extreme simplicity,

while ,possessing'the necessary strength desired, that 'it may be assembledor taken; apart with ease and expeditiousness; andthat the sections maybe nested to occupy.

small space in shipping, while atthe same time mutually preserving each other against substantial damage incident to accidental bending or distortion.

While 1 have herein referred to the sections of LI e culvert as being of substantially .llie same iengthpthis is primarily for the sake oi convenience in handling, shipping, etc., and may be departed from-when found expedient or desired. Of ceurse Where the sections are otherwise of this uniform length, one section at each end of the culvert will be of relatively short or half-length to permit said ends to be flush While enabling the staggered or alternating arrangement of, the joints. r

The extremities of the sections are provided with outwardly turned flanges to strengthen the extreme ends of the culvert and also to provide flat bearings for .the

heads of the securingrod or nuts thereon as It is also noted that although the culvert is preferably made up of trough-like sections, the same may in some instances be formed of single piece tubular members or.

sec-l ions united along a single line by my improved connecting means.

I claim I 1. A culvert composed of trough-like sections having overlapping side edges, and

separate devices extending longitudinally of gaging saidapertured portions to secure the sections together.

A culvert comprising trough-like sections having alternate transversely raised and depressed portions overlapping at their el lges, similar portions of the several. sections being provided with apertures registering longitudinally of the culvert, and separate rods or pins engaging said apertui'cd portions to secure the sections together.

4. A culvert comprising trouglrlike sections overlapping at their edges, and devices engaging and detachable longitudinally of 4 Si ll(l edges for securing the same together.

5. A culvert comprising in part a section overlapping at its :LdJOlIllIlg edges, and a rod 'or pin engaging at separated points interfitting portions 01 said edges for securing them;

together.

6. A culvert comprising trough-like sec-' tions having their edges overlapping whereby one edge of the upper sectionis on the outside of the lower section and its opposite edge inside said section, and rods engaging registering portions of the overlapping edges at separated points forlsecuring the. over: lapped-edges together.

7.- A culvert coiiiprising transversely cor rugated trough-like sections having the edges overlapped whereby one edge ofthe upper section is on the outside of the lower section and its opposite edge "inside said section,and rodsengaging registering ,ortions of the overlapping edges at separate points for securing the overlapped edges together.

8. A culvert comprising aseries of longitudinally divided sections overlapped at their ends and having relatively raised and depressed portions, in combination with means for engaging said raised) and depressed portions for securing the ends together, said means also securing the edges of the divided. sections together.

9. A culvert comprising adjoining sectionsoverlapped 1 at their edges and ends, and means engaging said overlapped edges lone gitudinally of the sections preventing relative rotation of the sections at said ends.

.10. A culvert comprising longitudinally divided transversely corrugated sections overlapping at their ends, andv means .ex-

mg corrugated portions near said overlapped ends, for securing thesections together and in place.

11. .A culvert comprising trough-like seeoverlapping at their edges and ends, and single means for both securing the sections together at their, edges and preventing relative rotation thereof. Y 12. A culvert comprising transversely corrugated trou h-like sections arranged in. break-joint re ation and overlapping at their edges and ends, and single means for both securing the overlapping edges ofythe sections together and maintaining the engagement of the adjoining end portions.

13. A culvert comprising a tubular men1- her having overlapping edges formed with coinplemeutaryregistering portions and a said member directly engaging said compielapping edges to secure the same together.

14. A. culvert comprising a tubu1ar.-niem lieii'having adjoining edges overlapped.;circumterentially and provided with'operii'ngs adapted to register, and a removable rod or pin engaging saidopenportions to secure said adjoining edges together.

ber having'adjoining edges formed with securing portions adapted to overlapto brin said securing portions into registration,'an

a rod or pin adapted to engage said securing portions lon itudinally of the culvert 'to fasten said a joining edgestog'etherb tending longitudinally of the sections engag I tions arranged'in break-joint relation and li'astening device extendinglongitudinally of mentary registering portions of said eve- A culvert comprising a tubular men 16. A culvert comprising a tubular member having adjoining edges overlapped circumferentially and formed {with complementary securing portions adapted to reg- 5 ister, and a rod or pin adapted to engage said-securing portions to fasten said adjoining edges together.

In testimony whereofl aflix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

J OHN F. WHITE.

Witnesses:

B..E. IiANE, J. F HEFFERNAN. 

